Exhaustion.

Really, there needs to be a way of getting rid of this stuff without waiting a whole minute. What I'm thinking is every point of energy gain, not from regeneration, could knock off 1 point or maybe some low fraction of a point of exhaustion off.

When i say energy gain i mean like energy gain from skills like Channeling, Ether Signet, basically the whole Inspiration Magic line. 1 problem with this healing exhaustion effect I see would be complete imbalance with Elemental Attunements. Not just Elemental Attunement, the other attunements too. Also, skills like Auspicious Incantation which give giant boosts of energy gain. Things like that could make Gale spammable or the Mind (Shock, Freeze, Burn) spells. I think a fraction of energy gain would be best for healing Exhaustion if that can even be done with Guild Wars.

I just really think there needs to be a way of managing Exhaustion other than making a whole skill, possibly elite, on your bar really situational.

Exhaustion is fine, and - imo - one of the best mechanics in Guild Wars. It doesn't need changing.

Exhaustion forces you to make decisions about your energy management. Skilled players will use exhausting skills at the right times and get big effects out of them, unskilled players will not until they learn to use the skill. It's a good mechanic that prevents mindless spamming.

Also, it's 30 seconds, not a full minute.

just use it when it needs to be and don't spam it.

its grand

There is. Don't spam spells that cause exhaustion.
Why do people feel a sudden need to change things like exhaustuion, blind, daze etc now, after 2 years of fine work?

I don't think you know why there is exhaustion in the first place.

It's for balance to make things like Gale, shock, and the others NOT spammable. Gale is a VERY powerful spell, with out exhaustion in its current form it would be overpowered.

Or it'd cost 25 energy or have a 30 second recharge to compensate.

Exhaustion is fine as it is
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Exhaustion doesn't need a change

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You remind me of one of those Ride The Lightning ele's in RA who will spam the HELL out of RTL/Shock just trying so hard... ever so hard... just to kill little old me.

Ride The Lightning x4
Shock x5

And finally, when they're exhausted to 3 energy, my demise shall make them proud...

Anyway, exhaustion's fine and i've never had a problem with it. You just need to know how to manage.

Exhaustion is fine the way it is. Manage your skill use and there is no problem.

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To elaborate, the specific reason exhaustion is a good mechanic is because, while it's not 100% spammable, it lets Anet drop the recharge on the skill a lot to allow skillful use such as gale-locking or making a heavy push on the enemy team. As Alex said, the alternative would be an unplayable recharge or energy cost. Most of the skills that cause exhaustion have relatively simple effects that wouldn't be worthwhile on a higher recharge without changing the skill completely.

Actually to me the most interesting aspect of exhaustion is that it remains after death.

don't use skills that cause exhaustion
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No need to take snipes at me now like calling me a RtL spammer or a QQer.

Unfriendly moar gawsh.

Hey, and while we're changing exhaustion, I think I shouldn't lose adrenaline after i use an adrenal skill!

/endsarcasm
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for the reasons already stated, its fine the way it is

Fine, let the thread die then.

New people need to stop buying this game. Actually Anet need to stop selling it.

I cant believe anyone would have a problem with exhaustion untill now.

Lets just remove it altogether and spam Obi flame > gale all day long lol.

/PHAIL, EPIC P-H-A-I-L

You must be new here. There was very much crying over exhaustion already. But eventually, people learned to deal with it, started different characters, or quit or something.